HI selectors BP Govinda, RP Singh and Arjun Halappa, High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans, junior men's team coach Gregg Clark and scientific advisor Jason Konrath, along with the government observer Harbinder Singh unanimously decided to prune down the list ahead of preparations for the FIH Junior Men Hockey World Cup to be held from December 6-15.

The coaching camp of the junior men core probables will commence on August 11, a HI statement said. The curtailed list comprises four goalkeepers, 11 defenders, nine midfielders and nine forwards.